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3rd Ward
195 Morgan Ave.
718-715-4961
Daily 11-9
3rdwardbrooklyn.org
$7 Entry. RSVP: gallery@3rdward.com.
The Super Thing: NYC goes DEVO, This DEVO inspired group show features 20 Postcard Diaries prints by Mark Mothersbaugh. The exhibition showcases a wide range of artists who share DEVO’s bold aesthetics, politics and humor. A room in 3rd Ward will even be outfitted with a ziggurat-energy dome-shaped Zen Arcade. Opening night will be full of live music and interactive art and guests are encouraged to get dressed DEVO style. “Super fans” will even have the opportunity to speak with Mark over video chat. Opening: May 10th, 8 – 10 pm. Artist Talk: Friday, May 23rd, 7 pm. On display through June 1st.
Opening: Saturday May 10, 8-10 PM. After party/LIVE Music: 10 pm – 12 am



A.M. RICHARD FINE ART
328 Berry Street
917 570-1476
Friday-Sunday 1 - 6pm
www.amrichardfineart.com
Kristopher Benedict, Paintings, May 16th – June 22nd
Opening: Friday May 16, 6-9 PM.

AdHocArt
49 Bogart Street
718.366.2466
Weds-Sun, 1-8pm
AdHocArt.org
The Threat of Chance, starring Josh MacPhee, Billy Mode, Chris Stain and The Polaroid Kidd, The Threat of Chance art exposition is based on the temptation of possibility. The possibility of change in the face of stagnation, the possibility of hope in desperate times, the possibility of alternative thought and lifestyle in the doldrums of complacency. May 2nd – June 1st.
Opening: Friday May 02, 7-10 PM.

ART101
101 Grand St.
718 302-2242
Fri-Sun 1-6
www.art101brooklyn.com
also by appointment
Steven Samet, Photographs, May 16th – June 8th




ARTBREAK GALLERY
195 Grand Street
718 302 2021
Wed. to Fri. Noon - 8, Sat and Sun 1-7
www.artbreakgallery.com
The Carlton Arms Art Project, Featuring the work of more than 70 artists who over the last 25 years have left their unique mark on the walls of The Carlton Arms Hotel, New York City's "ART HOTEL". Through May 19th


Underground/Overground, a group show and collaborative exhibition featuring the works of graffiti artist CERN, street artist Billi Kid, photographer Allan Ludwig, and photojournalists, James and Karla Murray. May 30th, 2008 - June 30th. Opening reception Saturday, June 7th from 5 to 9 PM
Opening: Saturday June 07, 5-9.

ARTICLE PROJECTS
218 Bedford Avenue at North 5th Street, Williamsburg
212 772-2351
Mon-Sun 9-11
www.articleprojects-realform.blogspot.com
Fools for Lust, Article Projects Realform is pleased to present ‘Fools for Lust’ by Mary Katherine Murphy, an exhibition of paintings, collages, and installed objects that deals with the aesthetic aspect of the human gaze, its ability to express the permutations of desire, and its use in determining the character of both the observer and the observed. April 26-May 25, 2008.


LING CHANG: LOST, May 31-June 30, 2008
Opening: Saturday May 31, 7-9 PM.

ARTMOVINGPROJECTS
166 North 12th St.
917 301 6680
Thurs-Sun 1-6
www.artMovingProjects.com





BLACK & WHITE
483 Driggs Ave.
718 599-8775
Fri–Mon 12-6
www.blackandwhiteartgallery.com
KIM HOLLEMAN: LAW OF THE LAND,  The works of Kim Holleman reveal an interest in following nature’s operating instructions to build environmental scenarios that can lead to healing the earth and supporting all beings in a symbiotic harmony. In this site-specific multi-media exhibition occupying both the interior and exterior spaces, such conceptions are put under scrutiny and given visual representation. March 14 - May 25, 2008




BROOKLYN FIRE PROOF
101 Richardson St. Top Floor
718 302-4702
Sat & Sun 12-6
www.brooklynfireproof.com





CAPLA KESTING
121 Roebling St.
917-650-3760
Thu-Mon 12-6
www.CaplaKesting.com





CH’I
293 Grand St.
718 218-8939
Mon. 9-5; Wed-Sun 11-7
www.chicontemporaryfineart.com
Bitches’ Brew: Paintings by Tamara Kowal, Showcasing two series of paintings and an installation, the title Bitches Brew is taken from the 1969-Miles Davis album May 8th – June 9th
Opening: Friday May 09, 6-9pm.Tea Bowls, tea bowls, Peter Callas, Joe Campbell, Kristin Muller, Takao Okazaki and Shane Sellers The exhibit consists of a minimum of 30 bowls, at least 6 from each artist, and will explore both the "traditional" styles and techniques, and the "not so traditional.” June 12 – July 7th


CINDERS
103 Havemeyer St.
718 388-2311
Weds-Fri 2-9, Sat 12-8, Sun 12-7
www.cindersgallery.com
Move 16 : don't paint your teeth (a show that likes to draw), Curated by Rich Jacobs. Featuring Bill Sprague, Christopher Sprague, Chris Shary, Caroline Hwang, Rachel Sumpter, Kim Schifino, Rich Jacobs, Chris Mendoza, Neckface, Eric White, Suzanne Sattler, Erika Borboa, Brian Chippendale, Diane Barcelowsky, Maya Hayuk, Jeff Ladoucer, Theo Ellsworth, Hisham Bharoocha, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Logan MacDonald, Allyson Mellberg, Justin Williams, Garry Davis,Irene Cho, James Kirkpatrick, Jojo Li, Mark Gonzales, Matt Leines, Jordin Isip, Melinda Beck,Tim Kerr,Oliver Rosenberg, Oliver Harkness,Taylor Mckimens, Daniel Higgs, Jim Gallagher,Ryan and Casey Gallagher, John Orth, Curated by Rich Jacobs. Pam Morris-Gallagher, Phil Franklin, Christine Shields, Andrew Scott, Pat Delaney, Mike Boul, Moses, Dennis Remsing, Loreto Remsing, Kate Hurowitz, Carl Dunn, Rodger Bridges,Tod Swank, Olivia Shoa, and lots more TBA!!!! Drawings made only with Pencil, Sharpie or Ballpoint Pen! May 2008
Opening: Friday May 09, 7-9 pm.

CITY RELIQUARY
370 Metropolitan
24 hours, 7 days
www.cityreliquary.org





DAM, STUHLTRAGER
38 Marcy Ave.
718 387-9818
Fri 3-8, Sat-Sun 12-6
www.damstuhltrager.com
damstuhltrager@aol.com
Branching Systems, Ryan Wolf's (butterfly hurricane) is an interactive installation exploring Lorenz's famouse "butterfly effect" which signalled the beginnings of modern chaos theory. An installation inspired by the theories of Edward Lorenz.


In the Shade of an Olive Tree, Anna Frants, site-specific installations. April 25th – May 31st


ENGLISH KILLS
114 Forrest St. Grnd. fl.
718.366.7323
Sat & Sun 1-7 & by appt.
www.englishkillsartgallery.com
Judith Supine: Dirt Mansion, Renowned street artist / psych collage provocateur, Judith Supine, has created an enormous installation for his first solo show at English Kills, a fringe gallery craved from a warehouse in Bushwick Brooklyn. The installation consists of a darkly lit maze of tunnels, chutes, and ladders intermingled with twenty foot wooden puppets. April 12th – June 8th




ESPEIS ARCHETYPE GALLERY
90 Wythe Ave.
718-388-4049
Thurs.-Sun. 1-7
www.espeis.nu
Leg of Lamb by Commonweaalth
Opening: Monday June 16, 7 PM.

FIGUREWORKS
168 North 6th St.
718 486-7021
Fri-Sun 1-6
www.figureworks.com
McWillie Chambers and Ingrid Capozzoli Flinn: Painting from the Female Form, April 11th – June 1st




FRONTROOM
147 Reobling St.
718 -782-2556
Fri-Sun 1-6, and by appointment
www.frontroom.org
City of One, Patricia Smith, This new group of thematically related works on paper addresses the anxieties of contemporary life and the coping mechanisms that develop in the collective psyche. May 9th – June 1st
Opening: Friday May 09, 7-9 PM.

GALERIA GALOU
237 Kent Ave.
917 407-2029
b.p.m Fri-Sun 1-6
www.galeriagalou.com





GALERIA JANET KURNATOWSKI
205 Norman Ave.
718 383 9380
Fri-Sat 1-7, Sun 12-6
www.galeriajanet.com
Bóm, Curated by D. Dominick Lombardi. Artists: Gudjon Bjarnason, Rodney Dickson, David Isenhour, Rieko Fujinami, Liz Joblin, D.Dominick Lombardi, Fumiyo Osawa, Ed Smith, Michael Zansky. May 16th - June 15th
Opening: Friday May 16, 7-9 PM.

GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE
840 Broadway
(718) 594-0642
Sat & Sun 12-8
www.gracespace.multiply.com
gracexhibitionspace@yahoo.com





HOGAR COLLECTION
362 Grand St. @ Marcy Ave.
718-388-5022
Thurs–Mon 12:00 -7:00 and by appointment
www.hogarcollection.com
*** NEW LOCATION ***
Walter Markham, Verticals/Graphites, The upcoming debut solo exhibition by the emerging Brooklyn, New York based artist, Walter Markham. Verticals / Graphites will feature a selection of work taken from two recent series that explore the limitless boundaries of the slight variation. May 2nd – June 9th
Opening: Friday May 02, 6-9pm.

HQ
236 Grand Street
718 418 7182
Friday-Sunday 1pm-7pm
Jaxonmcdade@ehteam.ca
Math Rock, HQ gallery is pleased to announce Math Rock, a show of drawings on plexiglas by artist Morgan Croney. The title Math Rock is a reference to the musical genre which parallels Croney's approach. The artwork in this show is carefully composed of completely divergent calculations. April 11th - June 8th




JACK THE PELICAN
487 Driggs Ave.
718 782-0183
Thurs-Mon 12-6
www.jackthepelicanpresents.com
White Like Me - David Ford, April 25th – May 25th


HEADSetera – Peter Drake, Laurence Hegarty, Mark Mennin, April 25th – May 25th


KLAUS VON NICHTSSAGEND
438 Union Ave.
718-383-7309
Fri-Sun 12-6
www.klausgallery.com
info@klausgallery.com
Graham Anderson, At play in Graham Anderson's new abstractions is the idea of surface, here represented as a zigzagging, rumpling and elusive pictoral plane. The plane is a color (blue), an application with evident brush strokes of paint, and an object to be played with and manipulated. It is also a prominent player within the frame of the compositions. May 2 - June 15, 2008




LIKE THE SPICE
224 Roebling St.
718-388-5388
Tues-Sat 12-9, Sun 11-8
www.likethespice.com
Force Against Force: Eric LoPresti, May 16th – June 8th
Opening: Friday May 16, 6:30-10 PM.

LIVE WITH ANIMALS
210 Kent Avenue
1-6 Fri Sat-Sun
livewithanimals.com





LMAK PROJECTS
60 North 6th St.
718 599-0089
Saturday and Sunday from 1 till 6 pm
www.lmakprojects.com





McCAIG-WELLES
129 Roebling St.
718 384-8729
Tues-Fri 11-7, Sat 12-7
www.mccaigwelles.com
"Grotesque Beauty", Craig LaRotonda, In LaRotonda's paintings, humanity is tethered to the earth through the body, where we are forever seeking to quench the burning passion of the flesh; his paintings explore the struggle of the flesh and the dominance of carnal desire over the spirit. Until Sunday May 12th, 2008.




MOMENTA ART
359 Bedford Ave.
718 218-8058
Thurs-Mon 12-6
www.momentaart.org
Benefit 2008, Preview at Momenta: 359 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY April 25 through May 17 Thursday through Monday, 12-6 Exhibition & raffle at White Columns: 320 W. 13th Street, New York, NY (entrance on Horatio St.) May 20 through May 21, 12-6 Wednesday, May 21 Auction: 5-6 pm Raffle: 7-9 pm




NURTURE ART
910 Grand Street, 2nd Floor
718-782-7755
Thurs - Mon, 12-6
www.nurtureart.org
My Little / Membrane, curated by Zeljka Himbele-Kozul and William Heath, Intrigued by manmade structures such as biospheres and greenhouses, curator William Heath developed a curatorial narrative, My Little, based on the idea of constructed parallel universes and our innate tendency to imagine ourselves within such worlds. May 9th – June 15th
Opening: Friday May 09, 7-9 PM.

PARKERS BOX
193 Grand St.
718 388-2882
Fri-Mon 1-7
www.parkersbox.com
From Brooklyn with Love, “From Brooklyn with Love” presents works by twenty-three artists who found inspiration, motivation, a home, a studio (and no doubt love) in the fertile and creative climate of Brooklyn. The show includes works made in Brooklyn by artists just passing through, works by artists who’ve been here forever, and works by artists who have become symbols of the borough’s art world, and even its history…Joe Amrhein, Mike Ballou, John Bjerklie, Matt Blackwell, Gregory Forstner, Eric Heist, Fay Ku, Nickolas Lascot, Abigail Lazkoz, Trong Nguyen, Laura Parnes, Steven Parrino, Bruce Pearson, Eileen Quinlan, Fernando Renes, Jean Shin, Joshua Stern, Cheyney Thompson, Momoyo Torimitsu, Fabien Verschaere, Susan Wanklyn, Michael Waugh, Walt Whitman. May 9 - June 30, 2008.
Opening: Friday May 09, 6-9 PM.

PIEROGI
177 North 9th St.
718 599-2144
Fri-Mon 12-6
www.pierogi2000.com
Daniel Zeller: Geomorphical Fluxitosis / Peter Garfield: Four Seasons, April 18th – May 19th


Darina Karpov, 23 May - 23 June
Opening: Friday May 23, 7-9 pm.

POCKET UTOPIA
1037 Flushing Avenue
718.303.2047
Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm and by appointment
www.pocketutopia.com
Brece Honeycutt and Audra Wolowiec with in-situ public artist Graham Coreil-Allen, May 9th – June 1st
Opening: Friday May 09, 6-10 PM.

RIVIERA
103 Metropolitan Ave.
718 599-5589
Sat & Sun 12-6
www.seeyouattheriviera.com
Fellow Traveler, New works by Justin fines, Dan Funderburgh and KevinDevine. Three Brooklyn artists originally from the American midwest celebrate their shared origins. May 8th - May 31st
Opening: Thursday May 08, 7-10PM.

SECRET PROJECT ROBOT
210 Kent Avenue
917.860.8282
Sat-Sun 1-6
secretprojectrobot.org
May 8th – 12th – NYU Graduate Exhibition May 17th – Stefan Pearson & Natasha & Vincent – “The Blackening/Welcome to Surbitron” Opening – 8 – 10 May 25th – Special Performance by Aa and Talk Normal




SIDESHOW
319 Bedford Ave.
718 486-8180
Fri-Mon 12-6
www.sideshowgallery.com
New York Painters, Curated by James Biederman, with works by: Peter Acheson, Katherine Bradford, Cora Cohen, Mark Dagley, Cynthia Hartling, Molly Herman, Eric Holzman, Sharon Horvath, Bill Jensen, Ben Larocco, Margrit Lewczuk, James Little, Joel Longenecker, Chris Martin, Loren Munk, Kazimira Rachfal, Russel Roberts, Jacques Rochester, Dorthea Rockburne, Katsuhisa Sakai, Jeanne Thomsen, Richard Timperio, Don Voisine,Thornton Willis. April 18 thru May 17.




SLATE GALLERY
136 Wythe Avenue
718-387-3921; 917-224-1949
Fri-Mon 1-6pm
www.slategallery.com
kim@slategallery.com





SOUTHFIRST: ART
60 North 6th St.
718 599-4884
Fri-Sun 1-6
www.southfirst.org





STRIPEMAN GALLERY LTD.
97 North 3rd St.
718 782-1552
www.stripemangallery.com
stripemangallery@aol.com
PAINTED SNAPSHOTS,  Jes Minardi. Landscape paintings and Conte drawings. Approximately twenty landscape paintings of the Hudson Valley and the Connecticut River Valley. Friday May 9th to Sunday May 18th.
Opening: Friday May 09, 7-9pm.

THE ARM
281 North 7th
646-667-6983
12-6 Fri-Mon





THE JOURNAL GALLERY
168 North 1st Street
718.218.7148
Mon-Sun 12-6





VERTEXLIST
138 Bayard St.
646 258 3792
Fri–Sun 1 - 6pm, or by appointment
www.vertexlist.net
“blankly, perfect summer”, A group exhibition featuring emerging media artists from Krakow. The exhibition is curated by Malgorzata and Marcin Golebiewski of the Galeria NOVA. Featuring video, new media and installations by Wojtek Doroszuk, Karolina Kowlaska, Bartosz Kokosinski, Wojted Kubiak & Lidia Krawczyk, Norman Leto, Jacek Malinownski, Agnieszka Polska, Janek Simon, Grzegorz Sztwiertnia, Julan Tomaszuk, Alicja Zobrowska. May 9 – June 8.
Opening: Friday May 09, 7-10 PM. Live performance by LoVid @ 9pm, free.



Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
135 Broadway
718-486-7372
12-6 Fri-Sun
www.wahcenter.net
2D and 3D, Works by Mid-Career Artists – Eric Laxman, Elaine Marinoff, Cheryl Safren, Larry Scaturo, Stefan Soref, Mary Westring. May 24th – June 22nd


Landscapes and Still Life, Walter Lynn Mosley. May 24th – June 22nd
Opening: Saturday May 24, 4-6 PM.

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